Staircase of Study

Day 1

Wake up and make a tea,

Leave to go cold and then repeat,

Decide to tidy your room so you have space to study,

After completion, tell yourself it’s too late to worry,

Watch some tv and then go to bed,

After the decision to study tomorrow instead.

Day 2

Wake up and make yet another tea,

When your last intention is to actually drink,

Open a book and take endless notes to say you studied,

Might as well nap as you have enough time not to worry,

A-Levels are ‘years’ away,

Time to pack up your books for the day.

Day 3

Wake up and re-write endless notes,

Take a break for social media so you may like endless posts,

Go to write an essay but only write one line,

Forget about exams, you have plenty of time.

Day 84

Oh no, soon realise time isn’t slow,

A talk to your teacher and it’s instant panic mode,

Open your books but you know it’s too late,

If only you had started studying yesterday…